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First record of the sponge Damiria toxifera (Poecilosclerida: Acarnidae) from the Andaman Sea, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 April 2011

Titus Immanuel  and
C. Raghunathan
Titus Immanuel*
Affiliation:
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Haddo, PortBlair-744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
C. Raghunathan
Affiliation:
Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Haddo, PortBlair-744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: T. Immanuel, Zoological Survey of India, Andaman and Nicobar Regional Centre, Haddo, PortBlair-744102, Andaman and Nicobar Islands email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Damiria toxifera has been recorded for the first time in the Andaman Sea region. It has not been found elsewhere since its discovery and description from the Seychelles. The distinguishing features of this species in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands are depicted in detail.

Keywords

PoriferaAndaman Seanew recordDamiria
Type
Research Article
Information
Marine Biodiversity Records , Volume 4 , December 2011 , e32
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2011

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